Hat-fastener.



W. A. KITTS, Jn.

HAT PASTBNBR.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JAN. as, 1911.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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WILLARD A. KITTS, JR., 0F OSWEGO, NEW YORK.

HAT-FASTENER.

Application filed January 23, 1911.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, finiamo A. Krr'rs, Jr., et (iswego, in the county oit' Oswego, in the State ot New York, have invented new and nse'tul lmprovements in llat,,l `asteners, ot which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certa in improvements in ladies hat fasteners adapted to be incorporated in the trame or inner band of the hat, and provided with suitable tasten; ing spurs or lingers adapted to be projected into the hair to hold the hat in its adjusted position.

The main object is to conceal the :fastening means entirely within the inner band ol the hat, and atthe same time to render the prongs or spurs adjustable so that they may be j irojected into the hair or withdrawn at will, thereby avoiding mutilation of the hat and dangers incidental to the use ot the usual hat pin. ln other words, l have sought to retain the hatin place by Aflexible spurs or prongs (preferably ot' light spring metal) adapted to be withwrawn into and projected inwardly troni a suitable sheath which is secured in the band of the hat, the sheath serving to conceal the spurs or prongs when the latter are withdrawn from use, and also to deflect the points of the spurs or prongs inwardly from the sheath when adjusted for use.

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts oit the device will be brought out in the 'following description.

ln the drawings: Figure l is a top plan ot the detached hatl fastener showing the spurs or prongs adjusted tor use. Fig. Q is a side elevation ot the same. Fig. 3 is an inner tace view oit a portion of the fastener show ing one ot' the prongs and guide opening through which it is projected. Figs. et and 5 are sectional views taken on line 1t 5, Fig. 3, the prong or spur being projected in wardly in Fig. 4t, and withdrawn or concealed within the sheath in Fig. 5. Figs, G and T are sectional views taken respectively on lines (3 6, and 7 7, Fig. 2.

As illustrated in the drawings, this hat fastener comprises a segmental sheath -1- and a plurality of spurs or prongs 2- which are movable in suitable guide open- 'ings --S in the inner side ot the sheath -1- and are connected for sinniltaneons movement by a segmental bar -4. All ot Specification of Letters Patent.

latented Dec. 223, i913.

Serial No. 604,269.

these parts are made ol comparatively thin spring metal preterably tlat in cross section, and are therefore light and tlexible so as to readily contorni to the shape oi' the bami olf the hat. to which the sheath is adapted to be secured. This sheath prel'erably consists ol a thin spring metal segment -A--5 and suitable guide loops mtl-W secured thereto tor receiving and guiding the movable segmental bar ---=t A 'llhe segment 5- is ot somewhat greater width than the bar Ml and adapted to be secured by stitches or otherwise to the .inner band otI a ladys hat, and tor this purpose is provided at intervals along its edges with apertures' -7- it'or receiving the stitches. 'l`he loops are secured to and project outwardly trom the outer 't'ace ot the segmental band -5- and are spaced some distance apart to `torm guides tor the bar wt-- and bases ot the prongs The segmental bar teneircles the inner band M5 concentric therewith and midwaybetween its longitudinal edges, and is slidable longitudinally in the guides -t- 'tor projecting thc spurs or jnongs J2-w through and withdrawing them from the openings said bar being operated by a suitable hand piece -8-, as best seen in Figs. Q and 7. V[he prongs or spurs -2--, which are made ot' thin tla t spring metal, are secured at one end by suitable fastening means, as rivets -tl-, to the inner itace ot thc bar -2--, while their opposite tree ends are pointed and normally rest in their respective openings Silsutlicient space being le t between the band -5- and bar fl-M to receive between them the spurs or prongs ---2--, when the latter are withdrawn trom their operative positions.

lVhen the device is secured in the band ot the hat in any well known manner, not necessary to herein illustrato or describe, the rod or bar --itw moved in one direction by the hand piece Sm to simultaneously withdraw all of the spurs or prongs E3 back into the sheath, as shown in Fig. 5. so as to permit the hat to be placed in suitable position upon the head, al'ter which the bar -l may be shittcd in the opposite direc tion7 thereby causing the points ol' the prongs or spurs -Q--- to ride inwardly through their respective openings AA-tt which are arranged to deflect the prongs in wardly from the band as clearly shown in Figs. l and Lit, to enter the hair and thereby retain the hat upon the head ot the wearer, the operation being reversed when desired to remove the hat,

The invention is not limited to the exact form of spurs, nor to the means herein shown and described Jfor adjusting them as it is evident that such construction and adjustment may be varied materially within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the main spirit of the invention, which is to provide an attachment for ladies hats having movable spurs or prongs adapted to be projected into and withdrawn from the hair at will.

lvVhat 1 claim is:

A hat fastener formed of flat thin spring metal comprising a relatively wide arcuate member having a plurality oi slots disposed mid-way between the side edges thereof, the opposite side walls of the slots being inclined in the same direction, a plurality of transversely-extending guides secured to the outer face of the member, one guide being positioned rearwardly and adjacent to each of said slots, a relatively narrow arcuate bar mounted in said guides and shiitable therein in both directions on the arcuate member, a plurality of flexible iiat spurs iiatly connected at their outer ends to the inner face of said bar, the free ends of said spurs being projected through the slots in the arcuate member as the bar is moved in one direction, said spurs lying flatly between the barA and memberwhen withdrawn from the slots by a movement of the bar in the other direction, and a depending hand piece carried by said bar substantially mid-way between its ends.

In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand on this 20th day of January 1911.

lNlLLARD A. KTTS, JR. lvVitnesses:

H. E. CHASE, E. F. SPEARING.

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